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DIAGNOSIS OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS [PDF]

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1994
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a clinical-anatomic syndrome. Radiographic evidence of cauda equina compression is necessary but not sufficient to establish the diagnosis. Patients must have a clinical syndrome consisting of back and lower extremity discomfort exacerbated by lumbar extension or relieved by flexion, or evidence of lower extremity neurologic ...
Stephen J. Lipson, Stephen J. Lipson, Marianne Dalgas, Jeffrey N. Katz, Gerold Stucki   +4 more
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Current Status of Biportal Endoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Central Stenosis [PDF]

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2021
Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis commonly occurs in elderly patients aged above 50-60 years. Surgical intervention is indicated for patient refractory to conservative management, and microscopic decompression has been used for direct spinal canal ...
Bang-Sang Hahn, Jae-Won Jang, Dong-Geun Lee, Choon-Keun Park   +3 more
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Changes in pain scores and walking distance after epidural steroid injection in patients with lumbar central spinal stenosis

Medicine, 2022
. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common degenerative disorder that is characterized by pain and neurogenic claudication. Previous studies have evaluated the effects of an epidural steroid injection (ESI) on spinal stenosis, based on changes to the spinal ...
Minsoo Kim, MD, PhD, Soyeon Cho, MD, Yeonji Noh, MD, Daehun Goh, MD, Hee-Jeong Son, MD, PhD, Jin Huh, MD, PhD, Seong-Sik Kang, MD, PhD, Byeongmun Hwang, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Correlation between severity of spinal stenosis and multifidus atrophy in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is a common degenerative condition in older adults. Muscle atrophy (MA) is a leading cause of muscle weakness and disability commonly reported in individuals with spinal stenosis.
Gen Xia, Xueru Li, Yanbing Shang, Bin Fu, Feng Jiang, Huan Liu, Yongdong Qiao   +6 more
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Is surgery more effective than non-surgical treatment for spinal stenosis and which non-surgical treatment is more effective? a systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Spinal stenosis can be treated both conservatively and with decompression surgery. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effectiveness of surgery vs conservative treatment, and conservative interventions for spinal stenosis.
Comer, C, May, Stephen
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Clinical features of ligamentosis in lumbar spinal stenosis in patients of different agе

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2012
Introduction. Ligamentosis of lumbar spinal canal are rare and not well investigated pathology.Materials and methods. From our patients with lumbar spinal stenosis we took that, which had changes in spinal ligamentsResults.
Yuriy Pedachenko, Elena Krasilenko
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Fat infiltration in the thigh muscles is associated with symptomatic spinal stenosis and reduced physical functioning in adults with achondroplasia

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023
Background Symptomatic spinal stenosis is a prevalent complication in adults with achondroplasia. Increased muscle fat infiltration (MFI) and reduced thigh muscle volumes have also been reported, but the pathophysiology is poorly understood.
Svein O. Fredwall, Jennifer Linge, Olga de Vries, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Heidi Beate Eggesbø, Harald Weedon-Fekjær, Mikael Petersson, Per Widholm, Grethe Månum, Ravi Savarirayan   +9 more
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Spinal involvement in mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome): presentation, diagnosis and management. [PDF]

, 2013
Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome, is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetyl-galactosamine-6-sulphate sulphatase (GALNS). MPS IVA is multisystemic but manifests
A Goel, A McDonald, AA Madawi, AL Brooks, AM McLaughlin, AM Montano, AO Ransford, Christian G. Lampe, Christian J. Hendriksz, Christina Lampe, CO Oluigbo, D Shukla, DC Holte, DD Horovitz, DG Hughes, E Castel, ES Lustrin, F Sala, G Solanki, GA Solanki, GA Solanki, GA Solanki, GA Solanki, Guirish A. Solanki, H Elgafy, H Northover, HR Harnsberger, J Ashraf, J Harms, J Nelson, J Nelson, JE Wraith, JF Brailsford, JJ McGill, JK Houten, JM Stevens, JS Torg, JT Kessler, KA Morgan, Kenneth W. Martin, KG Belani, KK White, Klane K. White, L Morquio, M Furujo, Mary C. Theroux, MC Ain, MC Theroux, MD Helgeson, ME Blaw, Michael Beck, MJ Krammer, MM Stecker, O Svensson, P Beighton, Paul R. Harmatz, R Ahmed, R Boor, R Claybrooks, R Lachman, R Lachman, Renée Shediac, RJ Bransford, RW Haid Jr, RW Walker, S Dalvie, S Tomatsu, S Tomatsu, S Ulkatan, SD Boden, SH Lee, SJ Lipson, SY Shinhar, T Gunnarsson, T Henriques, W Müller-Forell, WE Gallie, WG Mackenzie, William G. Mackenzie   +78 more
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Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: One-Year Outcomes in 40 Patients

Advances in Orthopedics, 2013
Background. SI joint pain is difficult to diagnose due to overlapping symptoms of the lumbar spine, and until recently, treatment options have been limited.
Donald Sachs, Robyn Capobianco
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The influence of coughing on cerebrospinal fluid pressure in an in vitro syringomyelia model with spinal subarachnoid space stenosis

Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, 2009
Background The influence of coughing, on the biomechanical environment in the spinal subarachnoid space (SAS) in the presence of a cerebrospinal fluid flow stenosis, is thought to be an important etiological factor in craniospinal disorders, including ...
Martin Bryn A, Loth Francis
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